I ran across this lady's blog, Kristi Belcamino. She apparently used to live with Bibbe, Sean Carillo, Beck, Leigh and a few other folks in the early 90s. There's an appearance by Jack White and a couple of Beck stories.
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"One day, he was playing guitar on the front porch and a bunch of stray cats gathered around to listen. Magical."
She also talks about the neighborhood gang and Beck getting chased by a guy with a baseball bat. Crazy.
{I don't know if these links have been posted here before (I looked and didn't see anything) or if this is now posted in the right place (correct me if I'm wrong). Hopefully after a few months here at stewoo I'll be hip to the jive.}
Inside, the small living room had an upright piano against one wall. A giant glass fishbowl on top of it held postcards.
and (from the same series I'm pretty sure)
Also, Jack White was involved? That doesn't add up to me. He would have been 15 or 16 around that time, living in Chicago, performing with The Upholsterers, right? (Unless he lived in LA for a time.) Also, the author calls him a "beautiful, impeccably groomed Asian boy," but White is Polish/Scottish/Canadian.
Inside, the small living room had an upright piano against one wall. A giant glass fishbowl on top of it held postcards.
and (from the same series I'm pretty sure)
Oh hey, think that's the fishbowl? It's apparently in an art exhibit:
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T. May 7 2012
By the way, that fishbowl with postcards you mentioned is currently on tour as part of the ASCO exhibit entitled, Elite of the Obscure. It was in L.A. at LACMA. I believe it is at Williams College, MA right now and will probably make its way down to Mexico City before too long. http://wcma.williams.edu/exhibit/asco/
The catalog is amazing! They were budgeted for 200 pages. It ended up being over 400 AND it won an award! How many little gems we encounter as we stumble through life, no? Well, I stumble, anyway.
Sean Carrillo talks a bit about the exhibit in this video. I kinda skimmed it and didn't hear anything about the fishbowl. But it's interesting -
dixie cup and paper dresses, punk, polka dot socks, bottle caps and wire pants.
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Also, Jack White was involved? That doesn't add up to me. He would have been 15 or 16 around that time, living in Chicago, performing with The Upholsterers, right? (Unless he lived in LA for a time.) Also, the author calls him a "beautiful, impeccably groomed Asian boy," but White is Polish/Scottish/Canadian.
Hmmm, yeah, I just assumed it was Jack White, dressed up all spiffy in black and white and she kind of made the name more anonymous like she did with Beck. I guess I didn't think about the age. And I thought Asian...um, could have been a description of style...or a metaphor... You're so right. It's not him. I wonder who she's talking about.
Moving along: google maps tells me the house is across the street from an elementary school. I wonder if it was there back then. Sounds like it wasn't the safest neighborhood for little kids to be walking around. Lots of experiences to take in, formulate, relate.
Inside, the small living room had an upright piano against one wall. A giant glass fishbowl on top of it held postcards.
and (from the same series I'm pretty sure)
Oh hey, think that's the fishbowl? It's apparently in an art exhibit:
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T. May 7 2012
By the way, that fishbowl with postcards you mentioned is currently on tour as part of the ASCO exhibit entitled, Elite of the Obscure. It was in L.A. at LACMA. I believe it is at Williams College, MA right now and will probably make its way down to Mexico City before too long. http://wcma.williams.edu/exhibit/asco/
The catalog is amazing! They were budgeted for 200 pages. It ended up being over 400 AND it won an award! How many little gems we encounter as we stumble through life, no? Well, I stumble, anyway.
Sean Carrillo talks a bit about the exhibit in this video. I kinda skimmed it and didn't hear anything about the fishbowl. But it's interesting -
dixie cup and paper dresses, punk, polka dot socks, bottle caps and wire pants.
Quote
Also, Jack White was involved? That doesn't add up to me. He would have been 15 or 16 around that time, living in Chicago, performing with The Upholsterers, right? (Unless he lived in LA for a time.) Also, the author calls him a "beautiful, impeccably groomed Asian boy," but White is Polish/Scottish/Canadian.
Hmmm, yeah, I just assumed it was Jack White, dressed up all spiffy in black and white and she kind of made the name more anonymous like she did with Beck. I guess I didn't think about the age. And I thought Asian...um, could have been a description of style...or a metaphor... You're so right. It's not him. I wonder who she's talking about.
Moving along: google maps tells me the house is across the street from an elementary school. I wonder if it was there back then. Sounds like it wasn't the safest neighborhood for little kids to be walking around. Lots of experiences to take in, formulate, relate.
Nice find. I really appreciate these kinds of in-depth stories. I remembered that photo and thought it might be related. There's a couple others like it of Beck in a dining room type area, but I don't feel like digging them up (read: I searched deadmelodies.com and got lazy after awhile).
I guess it could be Jack White, I mean, I don't know who else she'd be talking about. The eccentricity and clothing thing seem to match, and I guess she could have thought he was Asian (after all, I didn't even know what nationality Jack White was until I read the Wiki article), but I can't say for sure. (Does somebody else have any ideas?) If so, that pins Jack and Beck's history a lot earlier than I thought.
I guess it could be Jack White, I mean, I don't know who else she'd be talking about. The eccentricity and clothing thing seem to match, and I guess she could have thought he was Asian (after all, I didn't even know what nationality Jack White was until I read the Wiki article), but I can't say for sure. (Does somebody else have any ideas?) If so, that pins Jack and Beck's history a lot earlier than I thought.
I didn't see any reason it would be Jack White. I mean, it's pretty glaringly obvious Jack White isn't Asian. And I think Jack would have been in Detroit then. Aside from the name, I didn't see anything that said "Jack White" about him. And there were probably a few dozen people named Jack W. in L.A. at the time.
What I Am Listening To: Odds are, something by Beck
Wanted Beck Items: Everything
Posted 05 August 2012 - 11:49 PM
Candy with Strangers, on Aug 5 2012, 11:47 PM, said:
Beckany, on Aug 6 2012, 05:32 AM, said:
I guess it could be Jack White, I mean, I don't know who else she'd be talking about. The eccentricity and clothing thing seem to match, and I guess she could have thought he was Asian (after all, I didn't even know what nationality Jack White was until I read the Wiki article), but I can't say for sure. (Does somebody else have any ideas?) If so, that pins Jack and Beck's history a lot earlier than I thought.
I didn't see any reason it would be Jack White. I mean, it's pretty glaringly obvious Jack White isn't Asian. And I think Jack would have been in Detroit then. Aside from the name, I didn't see anything that said "Jack White" about him. And there were probably a few dozen people named Jack W. in L.A. at the time.
Could be Jack Wong for all we know!
Who needs a signature anyway?
You don't know me like I know you.
What I Am Listening To: Odds are, something by Beck
Wanted Beck Items: Everything
Posted 05 August 2012 - 11:50 PM
outcomeunpredictable, on Aug 5 2012, 11:49 PM, said:
Candy with Strangers, on Aug 5 2012, 11:47 PM, said:
Beckany, on Aug 6 2012, 05:32 AM, said:
I guess it could be Jack White, I mean, I don't know who else she'd be talking about. The eccentricity and clothing thing seem to match, and I guess she could have thought he was Asian (after all, I didn't even know what nationality Jack White was until I read the Wiki article), but I can't say for sure. (Does somebody else have any ideas?) If so, that pins Jack and Beck's history a lot earlier than I thought.
I didn't see any reason it would be Jack White. I mean, it's pretty glaringly obvious Jack White isn't Asian. And I think Jack would have been in Detroit then. Aside from the name, I didn't see anything that said "Jack White" about him. And there were probably a few dozen people named Jack W. in L.A. at the time.
Could be Jack Wong for all we know!
Edit: I hope that doesn't sound racist, because it's not supposed to.
Edit Edit: I just replied to my post instead of editing it.
Wtf.
Who needs a signature anyway?
You don't know me like I know you.
outcomeunpredictable, on Aug 6 2012, 05:50 AM, said:
outcomeunpredictable, on Aug 5 2012, 11:49 PM, said:
Candy with Strangers, on Aug 5 2012, 11:47 PM, said:
Beckany, on Aug 6 2012, 05:32 AM, said:
I guess it could be Jack White, I mean, I don't know who else she'd be talking about. The eccentricity and clothing thing seem to match, and I guess she could have thought he was Asian (after all, I didn't even know what nationality Jack White was until I read the Wiki article), but I can't say for sure. (Does somebody else have any ideas?) If so, that pins Jack and Beck's history a lot earlier than I thought.
I didn't see any reason it would be Jack White. I mean, it's pretty glaringly obvious Jack White isn't Asian. And I think Jack would have been in Detroit then. Aside from the name, I didn't see anything that said "Jack White" about him. And there were probably a few dozen people named Jack W. in L.A. at the time.
Could be Jack Wong for all we know!
Edit: I hope that doesn't sound racist, because it's not supposed to.
Edit Edit: I just replied to my post instead of editing it.
Wtf.
I don't think it sounds racist to imagine that an Asian person might have a Chinese last name. Seems more likely than, say, Wasserstein.
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You're so right. It's not him. I wonder who she's talking about.
